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War is just to those for whom it is necessary, and arms are clear of impiety for those who have no hope left but in arms.
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Hope Necessary War Weapon
There is an old saying which, from its truth, has become proverbial, that friendships should be immortal, enmities mortal.
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Enemy Friendship Immortal Truth
A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
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Betray Care End Fake Trust
Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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Difficult Hide Lost Truth
Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
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Bond Dangerous Hate Man Strong
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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Bad Beginning End One Liner
We feel public misfortunes just so far as they affect our private circumstances, and nothing of this nature appeals more directly to us than the loss of money.
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Direction Feeling Loss Money Privacy
This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
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Action Desire Eyes Glory History
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Blame Clever Man People Smart
The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Beginning Hope One Liner Sun Time
Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.
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Control Greatness Himself Intellectual Judgement Luck Moments
In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest.
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Bold Difficult Hope Safety
Law is a thing which is insensible, and inexorable, more beneficial and more profitious to the weak than to the strong; it admits of no mitigation nor pardon, once you have overstepped its limits.
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Law Limitation Strong Weakness
Law is a thing which is insensible, and inexorable, more beneficial and more profitious to the weak than to the strong; it admits of no mitigation nor pardon, once you have overstepped its limits.
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Law Limitation Strong Weakness
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
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Attack Protection Spirit
The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Danger Fear Safety Security
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war.
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Ourselves Place Upset War
The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself – something that’s in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered.
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Discover God Independent Myself Pieces Power Reality Success Thinking Wait
There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.
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Money Poor Poverty Shame Worst
Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
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Blessing Funny Goodness Man Money Time
He is truly a man who will not permit himself to be unduly elated when fortune’s breeze is favorable, or cast down when it is adverse.
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Adversity Fortune Himself Man True
The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
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Light Move Sea Wind
Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.
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Hurt Loss Money Pain Wealth
It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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Blame Easy Mistake Ourselves Past
Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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Feeling People Uncertain
Fame opportunely despised often comes back redoubled.
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Double Fame Hate Return
Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Event Excitement Greatness

Wit is the flower of the imagination.

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